Source: Boeing Author: 11/28/2009
Subject Concerned: Government Aircraft Plane Crash Cargo
Boeing has recently learned that an MD-11 freighter airplane crashed shortly after take-off from Shanghai Pudong International Airport on the morning of Nov. 28 (local time).
All of us at Boeing wish to offer our condolences to the family and friends of those who lost their lives in the crash. We will keep the injured crew members and their families in our thoughts.
At the invitation of the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Boeing is providing technical assistance to the investigation in coordination with the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).